MDTA missed critical Key Bridge vulnerability assessment prior to collapse, NTSB says

The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) failed to conduct a critical vulnerability assessment that would have allowed them to identify structural risks with the Key Bridge before it collapsed, the NTSB said during a news conference Thursday.

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